Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant in the group of Professor Michael Coleman in the John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair.

The Department of Clinical Neurosciences is one of the largest Departments in the School of Clinical Medicine and is embedded in several sites on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The John Van Geest Building (VGB), located on the Forvie Site, hosts approximately 70 academic and associated research and administrative staff in a combination of laboratories, offices & clinic space.

The postholder will have specific responsibilities to support ongoing research into axon degeneration disorders within the Coleman group and will contribute also to wider support and organisational roles as required. The role will support an international collaborative project on the roles of axon degeneration in human disease (see Coleman & Höke, 2020. Nat Rev Neurosci 21: 183-196), ensuring both the smooth running of this laboratory and good co-ordination with the collaborating groups. Specific tasks include basic laboratory methods, equipment maintenance, shipping of samples, procurement, timetabling of meetings, communication and data sharing across the collaboration, and promoting best practice research culture. 

For questions relating to the post, please contact Professor Michael Coleman at mc469@cam.ac.uk

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online application form.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Please quote reference ZE42241 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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